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spermogonium

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[ spur-muh-goh-nee-uhm ]

noun

Botany, Mycology.
plural spermogonia
  1. one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.


spermogonium

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noun

  1. a reproductive body in some fungi and lichens, in which spermatia are formed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of spermogonium1

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; spermo-, -gonium
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Example Sentences

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Sper′matism=Spermism; Sper′matist=Spermist; SpermÄ′tium, a minute spore within a spermogonium:—pl.

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Similar sections across a Spermogonium exhibit a structure which differs slightly from the above.

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Each of the vesicular swellings is a form of fungus fructification known as an Æcidium, and each of the smaller specks is a fungus structure called a Spermogonium, and both of these bodies are developed from a mycelium in the tissues of the leaf.

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